Here is a look at the incoming class:
Callista Chong
Position: Forward
Hometown: Wilmette, Ill.
Previous Team: Chicago Mission
Before Princeton
Played for Chicago Mission at the 14U through 19U levels, winning the 2021 USA Hockey national championship with the 19U team … earned 2022 all-state honors with New Trier High School’s Blue team … in the 2021-22 season with New Trier, scored 19 goals and had four assists to stand second in the metro Chicago area in goals and tied for second in points … also competed in track and field as a sprinter, earning all-conference honors, and played on the varsity softball team in 2022 … served on the NHL’s Power Players Youth Advisory Board … invited to the 2022 Illinois state hockey association development camp … earned Illinois State Scholar honors in 2022.
Personal
Parents are Lia and Mark … mother Lia is a 1989 Princeton alumna … has older brother Simon, in the Class of 2025 at the University of Chicago, and younger brother Garrett … interested in majoring in physics with a certificate in creative writing.
Uma Corniea
Position: Goaltender
Hometown: Edina, Minn.
Previous Team: Edina HS
Before Princeton
Played at Edina High from the 2019-20 season through 2022-23 after competing at the Breck School the two seasons prior … helped Breck to Class A state titles in seventh and eighth grade in 2018 and 2019 and Edina to a Class AA title in 2021 … six-time Minnesota state hockey tournament participant, winning three state titles, one runner-up finish, and two third-place finishes … set a Minnesota state record with 103 wins in goal between Edina and Breck, as well as the state record with 45 shutouts … carried a GAA below 1.00 for her Edina career with annual GAAs of 0.62 as a freshman, 0.87 as a sophomore, 0.81 as a junior and 0.92 as a senior, finishing with a record of 80-9-2 at Edina … four-time all-state honoree and three-time state all-tournament team … also played goal with the girls lacrosse team at Edina, earning two all-state honors, serving as team captain and earning USA Lacrosse Academic All-American recognition … was a two-time state top-two finalist as a goalie in lacrosse … lacrosse team was a 2023 state runner-up … invited to USA Hockey’s 2023 goaltending camp … earned Minnesota’s 2023 Senior Goalie of the Year honor … Youth Hockey Hub’s girls Goalie of the Year in 2017, 2020 and 2023 … helped Edina to the 2021 state title.
Personal
Parents are Greg and Marit … father was a competitive freestyle skier and mother swam at the University of Minnesota … has an older sister Ilia and a younger brother Henrik … plans to major in economics.
Teja Gatfield
Position: Defense
Hometown: Arva, Ont.
Previous Team: London Devilettes
Before Princeton
Played for the London Devilettes and the Bluewater Hawks in the club ranks … had 22 points on four goals and 18 assists with the Devilettes in 2021-22 after 11 points on three goals and eight helpers with the Hawks in 2019-20 … named to Team Ontario’s U-18 selection camp in January 2022.
Personal
Parents are Aida and Chuck … has an older brother Noah in the Class of 2025 at the University of Toronto … interested in majoring in economics.
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Maggie Johnson
Position: Forward
Hometown: New Windsor, N.Y.
Previous Team: Mid Fairfield CT Stars
Before Princeton
Played for the Mid Fairfield CT Stars at the 19U level and the Loomis Chaffee School in high school.
Personal
Parents are Betsy and Mike.
Gabby Kim
Position: Defense
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Previous Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minn.)
Before Princeton
Earned a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2023 IIHF U-18 World Championship in Sweden, getting a goal and an assist in a group game against Finland … member of the 2022 U.S. U-18 Select Team that played a series against Canada … invited to participate in the 2022 USA Hokcey Women’s National Festival … participated in the 2021 and 2022 USA Hockey Girls U-18 Select Player Development Camps … competed with youth teams in Southern California, including the Anaheim Jr. Ducks, the California Golden Bears, and the Los Angeles Jr. Kings, before heading to Shattuck St. Mary’s in Minnesota for high school … over four seasons at Shattuck St. Mary’s, had 89 points on 11 goals and 78 assists … helped Shattuck to a USA Hockey national title in 2023 … saw a career-high four goals and 29 assists for 33 points as a junior before nearing those marks with three goals, 28 assists and 31 points as a senior.
Personal
Parents are David and Frances … has a brother, Matt.
Ani Kozak
Position: Forward
Hometown: Oceanport, N.J.
Previous Team: Lawrenceville School
Before Princeton
Competed with the New Jersey Jr. Titans at the club level, captaining the team from 2018-23, and the Lawrenceville School in the prep ranks … served as a team captain at Lawrenceville … served as the Athletic Representative on Lawrenceville’s student council … in 2023, earned Lawrenceville’s Mollie Marcoux Award, given to the girls hockey player who best exemplifies excellence in academics and athletics; the award is named for former Princeton hockey standout Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91, who served as Princeton’s Ford Family Director of Athletics from 2014-21 … also played softball at Lawrenceville.
Personal
Father, Mike, is a Clarkson hockey alum and was an 11th-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in 1989 … interested in majoring in mechanical engineering with certificates in entrepreneurship and finance.
Wallis York
Position: Forward
Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Previous Team: Etobicoke Dolphins
Before Princeton
Put in 19 goals and had 11 assists for 30 points for the Etobicoke Dolphins in 2022-23 … competed for the Oakville Hornets from 2019-22 … invited to Hockey Canada’s U-18 selection camp in December 2021 and to the 2022 Summer Showcase … also played indoor soccer and softball at Central Toronto Academy and was the softball team’s Player of the Year in 2018-19 … was an Ontario Honors Scholar from 2018-22 …
Personal
Parents are David and Judy … has a sister, Eleanor.
